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OK SB801
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dusty Deevers
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AI Summary
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Creates the "Oklahoma Medicine Injury Justice Act" allowing Oklahoma citizens to sue pharmaceutical companies in state court for compensatory damages, noneconomic damages (pain and suffering), and punitive damages when products cause harm
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Authorizes criminal prosecution of pharmaceutical companies for gross negligence, fraudulent concealment, reckless disregard for safety, or intentional harm
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Declares that federal immunity statutes—including the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, PREP Act of 2005, Project Bioshield Act of 2004, and Defense Production Act of 1950—shall not apply to claims brought in Oklahoma state courts
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Requires all claims to be heard in Oklahoma state courts with no arbitration requirements, invoking the Tenth Amendment and Oklahoma Constitution to assert state jurisdiction over federal preemption
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Effective date of July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause allowing immediate effect upon passage and approval
Legislative Description
Pharmaceutical companies; creating the Oklahoma Medicine Injury Justice Act; providing for civil and criminal liability. Effective date. Emergency.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
2/4/2025